Nonrefillable bottle



May 11, 1937. J. A. PATTERSON NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Filed Jan. 20, 1956 I 2 Sheets-Sheet l QM fimalwm faeinson Patented May 11, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,080,213 NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Joseph A. Patterson, Waynesburg, Pa. Application January 20, 1936, Serial No. 59,984

2 Claims.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles and the object of the invention is to provide a bottle of this character which will be practical and fool-proof. .5 The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a bottle neck and an attachment therefor so as to make the bottle a non-refillable bottle, the neck and attachment being separated.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the neck and attachment assembled.

Figure 3 is a horizontal view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view through the upper portion of the attachment.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of a disk.

Figure 6 is a plan view of a valve seat.

Figure 7 is a plan view of a second valve cage and valve members associated therewith.

Figure 8 is a bottom plan view of a valve cage.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing the ratchet mechanism for locking the attachment to, the bottle neck, and

Figure 10 is a plan View of a locking ring.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that 5 indicates a fragmentary portion of a bottle equipped with a neck 6.

The attachment per se is indicated generally by the reference numeral 1 and comprises an elongated tube 8 formed of glass or other suitable material and having an end portion adapted to as shown in Figure 2. Adjacent the lower ends thereof tube 8 and neck 6 are complementarily grooved as at 9, Ill respectively to accommodate a split locking ring H which serves to lock neck 6 and tube 8 against longitudinal separation.

At the inner end thereof the neck 6 is provided with a shoulder I2 between which and the lower end of the tube 8 is a gasket l3 of suitable material.

Intermediate its ends tube 8 is provided with threads 14 complemental to internal threads l5 provided adjacent the upper end of the neck 6 whereby to efiect a screw threaded engagement of the neck 6 and tube 8.

Disposed between the wall of the neck 6 and the tube 8 immediately above the threads l4, I5 is a gasket IS.

The tube 8 above the threaded section thereof is also formed with a shoulder I! that has integral therewith a skirt l8 which snugly receives the fit snugly within the bore of the bottle neck 6- neck 6 of the bottle as shown. Adjacent the lower end thereof neck 6 and skirt l8 are provided with mating grooves 59 and 20 respectively to accommodate a locking ring 21 which serves as a further medium for preventing axial separation of 5 the bottle neck and the attachment 1. Atits upper end the tube 8 is provided externally with threads 22 to receive a screw cap or the like, and at said upper end the tube 8 is also bored as at 23 to receive a cork or the like.

At the inner end of the cork receiving section 23 of the bore tube 8 is formed integrally with an internal disk 24 perforated as at 25 and as best shown in Figures 2 and 4. x

Assembled longitudinally within the tube 8 are disk 26, valve cage 21, cage section or seat 28, valve cage 29, valve cage 30, and valve cage 3|.

The disk 26 is inserted from the end of the tube 8 remote from the disk 24 and said disk 26is provided with a tapered center hole 32 and with a rim 33 extending above and below the'disk, the disk 26 fitting snugly within the bore of the tube 8 as shown. Next the valve cage 21 is placed within the tube 8 and cage 21 comprises a sub stantially cylindrical body having arcuate slots 34 extending therethrough. Cage 21 is also hollowed out to provide a chamber 35 for a double frusto-conical valve plug 36. Plug 36 is provided with a stem 31 one end of which has a sliding fit within a guide 38 formed in the upper 30 portion of the cage 31 and the other end of which has a sliding fit in a centrally located opening formed in the cage section or seat 28. A spring 38 tends to normally seat the valve member 36.

The valve seat or cage section 28 is. next.inserted into the tube 8 and the 'member 28 is in the form of a relatively thick disk recessed at its upper end to snugly receive the diametrically reduced lower end of the valve cage 21. The member 28 also has an enlarged central opening 40 38 extending therethrough from the top side of the member 28 to a series of arcuate slots 39 formed in the member 28 as shown.

Next, the valve cage 29 is placed within the tube 8 and cage 29 has a diametrically reduced upper end that fits in a suitable recess provided in the lower portion of the valve seat or cage section 28. Valve cage 29 has extending therethrough a pair of ports or passages 48 the upper 50 ends of which are normally closed by valve elements 4| provided on the ends of curved spring arms 42 pivoted as at 43 within the cage 29, arms 42 yieldably urging the valve members 4| into closed position.

o spring pressed dog 5'! at 58 within the wall The valve cage 29 is also provided with a stem guide 44 in which slidably fits the upper portion of a valve stem 45 for a double frusto-conical valve disk 46.

Valve disk 46 works within the cage 30 which is placed within the tube 8 following the placing therein of the cage 29. Valve cage 30 has a reduced upper end which fits in the socketed lower end of the valve cage 29 as shown and said valve cage 30 has ports 41 there-through.

Finally valve cage 3| is inserted axially into the tube 8 and the cage 3| has a diametrically reduced upper end fitting within the lower end of the valve cage 30. Valve cage 3| has a port or passage 48 which at one end merges into a conical mouth 49. At its inner end passage 48 is normally closed by a valve 50 provided on one end of a spring arm 5| pivoted as at 52 vn'thin cage 30 and normally acting on the valve 52 to hold the same seated.

The assembly just described is locked within the tube 8 through the medium of a locking ring 53 which engages in mating grooves vided in the valve cage 3| and the wall of the tube 8 as shown in Figure 2.

It will be understood that after the valve cages and associated parts have been assembled within tube 8, one end of the tube is slipped down into the bottle neck 6 and through the medium of the threads I 4 and I5 said tube 8 is threaded home and the entire attachment locked in position on the neck '6 as hereinbefore described in detail.

Also to prevent reverse rotation of the attachment 7 relative to the neck 6 after the attachment has been finally positioned thereon I provide a locking means in the form, preferably of ratchet teeth 56 provided on the internal surface of the shoulder l7 and with which cooperates a suitably accommodated as of the bottle neck 6 adjacent the upper end of the neck.

1 From the above detailed description it will be apparent that after the bottle has been filled 45 and the attachment 1 finally locked in position thereon the contents of the bottle may be poured therefrom but a refilling of the bottle is rendered impossible. This is for the reason that the valve members are yieldingly held in closed position,

50 and the arrangement is such that no unauthorized opening of all the valves, and a maintaining of these valves opened at one and the same time can possibly be effected due to the particular location and arrangement as specifically illus- 55 trated and described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

54, 55 pro- 1. A non-refillable bottle having in combination a neck provided with internal screw threads, an elongated tubular member having an end portion fitting snugly within said neck and provided with threads complemental to the threads on the neck for positively screw threadedly engaging the neck and tubular member together, and concealed inaccessible means cooperating with the neck and the tube internally of the neck for locking the neck and tubular member against axial separation, said tubular member also having an integral skirt snugly receiving the neck of the bottle, concealed means cooperating with the skirt and bottle neck internally of the skirt as an additional means to prevent axial separation of the neck and tubular member, said tubular member being also provided at the junction of said tubular member and skirt with a shoulder provided with a circular series of ratchet teeth, and a locking plunger mounted on said neck and engageable with said teeth to prevent relative rotation of the neck and tubular member for effecting a disengagement of the complementarily threaded portions of said tubular member and neck.

2. A non-refillable bottle having in combina tion a neck provided with internal screw threads, an elongated tubular member having an end portion fitting snugly within said neck and provided with threads complemental'to the threads on the neck for positively screw threade'dly engaging the neck and tubular member together, and concealed inaccessible means cooperating with the neck and the tube internally of the neck for locking the neck and tubular member against axial separation, said tubular member also having an integral skirt snugly receiving the neck of the bottle, concealed means cooperating with the skirt and bottle neck internally of the skirt as an additional means to prevent axial separation of the neck and tubular member, said tubular member being also provided at the junction of said tubular member and skirt with a shoulder provided with a circular series of ratchet teeth, a locking plunger mounted on said neck and engageable with said teeth to prevent relative rotation of the neck and tubular member for efiecting a disengagement of the complementarily threaded portions of said tubular member and neck, and a valve assembly Within said tubular member comprising a plurality of alined inter-fitting valve cages having passages therethrough, and spring pressed valves control ling said passages.

JOSEPH A. PATTERSON. 

